Birmingham Southern College

900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254 -  View Map

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• Birmingham-Southern College is the result of a merger of Southern University, founded in Greensboro, Ala., in 1856, with Birmingham College, opened in 1898 in Birmingham, Ala. These two institutions were consolidated on May 30, 1918, under the name of Birmingham-Southern College.
• College Campus covers 192 wooded acres, three miles west of downtown Birmingham. The college has 45 academic, residential, administrative, and athletic buildings/facilities, including 25 new facilities/structures, additions, or renovations completed since 1976. New facilities since 1998 include a campus center, fitness center, 100,000 square-foot science center, and a new Fraternity Row. Lab facilities include: seven residence hall computer labs, nine computer classroom labs, five small departmental labs plus computers in essentially all science labs. There are 46 classrooms with ceiling mounted computer/video projectors and computers. A fractional DS3 line provides Internet access to all members of the college community.
• Degree Programs offered includes Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Arts in Public and Private Management, Master of Music.
• Birmingham-Southern College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees. In addition, the college is on the list of institutions approved by the following organizations: Alabama State Department of Education, American Chemical Society, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, National Association of Schools of Music, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and University Senate of the United Methodist Church.
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In the News:

• College football: Ave Maria aims for first win Saturday at Robert Morris (Naples Daily News)
  posted on September 23, 2011 at 10:08:00 pm
  In losing the first two games of its inaugural season, Ave Maria faced established programs in Faulkner University and Birmingham Southern College.On Saturday, the Gyrenes will take on a school closer to its level.
• Lady Scots Lose 1-0 to Birmingham Southern College (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on September 22, 2011 at 03:21:52 am
  BIRMINGHAM -- Covenant drove to Birmingham on Monday night to play their seventh game of the season. In the 70th minute, BSC Lady Panther Bailey Kimbell was able to capitalize on her fifth shot of the game for the eventual game-winner.
• At Least 1 Dead in Birmingham Apartment Fire (CBS 42 Birmingham)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 01:08:34 pm
  Birmingham, AL (WIAT) -  R escue crews are on the scene of an apartment fire at 900 8th A venue W est.  The address is near the Birmingham Southern College Campus. C hief C . W . M ardis told CBS 42 that responders found one male victim on the 2nd floor of the apartment building. The name of the victim has not been released at this time. Birmingham Fire Department officials are investigating ...
• Laurel Black Cats split twinbill (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on June 8, 2011 at 04:05:31 pm
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In semi-pro baseball action from this past weekend, the Laurel Black Cats and Birmingham Reds split a Sunday doubleheader at Birmingham Southern College.
• Monster.com founder speaks at Birmingham Southern College (FOX 6 News Birmingham)
  posted on April 21, 2011 at 10:52:25 pm
  Jeff Taylor, the founder of job search website Monster.com, gave the inaugural Stump Lecture in Entrepreneurship at Birmingham Southern College Thursday morning.

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